Bidspirit auction | LIMA (Matias). SUPER-LIBROS Portuguezes Ineditos.

LIMA (Matias). SUPER-LIBROS Portuguezes Ineditos. Porto. 1927. - LIMA (Matias) SUPER-LIBROS Portuguezes Ineditos . Porto: Fernando Machado & C.ª, Lda, 1927. [4], 146, [2] pp.: il.; 285 mm. First edition of this pioneering study on unpublished Portuguese super-books, published in a print run of 300 numbered copies signed by the author. The super-libros, from the Latin supra libros , ”upon the books, ” is the ownership mark affixed with special irons to the binding covers, distinguishing it from the ex-libris, which consists of a stamped or glued plate inside the volume. It can be presented in armorial form, with the coat of arms of the owner or library, in monogram form, with the initials of the owner, or in textual form. While the ex-libris is an autonomous creation, the super-libros is inextricably linked to the binding and finds its expression there, making each copy thus marked a unique object. The study and identification of super-libros is directly important for reconstructing the provenance of libraries and for the history of the book. The volume is profusely illustrated in the text with reproductions of the irons used in the studied super-libros, constituting an indispensable identification tool for recognizing the ownership marks of the main Portuguese libraries and collections. Matias Lima, bibliophile and researcher, was a regular contributor to the Revista de Ex-Libris Portuguezes (Porto, 1916-1927), a reference publication in this field, and is the author of the triptych of works that form the fundamental set for the study of bookbinding and its marks in Portugal: Super-Libros Portuguezes Ineditos (1927), A Encadernação em Portugal (1933) and Encadernadores Portugueses . Rare and highly sought after among bibliophiles. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate